tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post112994485705560880..comments2015-02-12T20:24:36.845-08:00Comments on The Ward-O-Matic: Fun Vintage CommericalsWard Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013085293679968596noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1130160189919450872005-10-24T06:23:00.000-07:002005-10-24T06:23:00.000-07:00Thanks, Amid for adding your two cents here. I kne...Thanks, Amid for adding your two cents here. I knew that you'd have a couple of nuggets of wisdom to bestow upon us regarding 50's animation and design. (And I'm still dying to check out your book on this subject when it comes out next Spring!)<BR/><BR/>Cedric, I think Steve Lambe answered your question, but there are other outlets to find vintage commercials, and I believe that the tape I was watching was from <A HREF="http://www.somethingweird.com/" REL="nofollow">Something Weird Video</A>. Worth checking out.<BR/><BR/>Slim, that's what I'm here for. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>I do want to add more to this lot, people, so please come back for more!Ward Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013085293679968596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1130157423245160522005-10-24T05:37:00.000-07:002005-10-24T05:37:00.000-07:00Commericals?Anyway, I used one of your images in a...Commericals?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I used one of your images in a piece I did this weekend for church with all 50's images. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for being such a resource of joy.<BR/><BR/>You rock, Ward.SlimWhitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16104496609651129571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1130135272514924402005-10-23T23:27:00.000-07:002005-10-23T23:27:00.000-07:00Wow....just gorgeous images!! The 50s are such a p...Wow....just gorgeous images!! The 50s are such a pinnacle for art. It just oozed out of every facet of that era..movies, books, tv...even labels on food. Photograpy killed it all!<BR/><BR/>On a positive note, have you ever looked into <A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/1950-S-TO-1970S-ANIMATED-COMMERCIALS-2-HRS_W0QQitemZ4782712554QQcategoryZ201QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" REL="nofollow">this dvd</A> on ebay,Ward?<BR/><BR/>It's even got the Tom Oreb disney commercials on there. Not a great copy of them, but at least it's there.SteveLambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391167167628741211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1130014585510848312005-10-22T13:56:00.000-07:002005-10-22T13:56:00.000-07:00Wow, these are fantastic! These commercials would...Wow, these are fantastic! These commercials would be a terrific resource for a project I'm working on. Do you happen to know if they are available to the general public anywhere?Cedrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06281239965682009232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1130001246170559612005-10-22T10:14:00.000-07:002005-10-22T10:14:00.000-07:00Fantastic post. always enjoy your blog Ward.Fantastic post. always enjoy your blog Ward.Drazenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588169855921049801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1129974084782639462005-10-22T02:41:00.000-07:002005-10-22T02:41:00.000-07:00This first Marky Maypo commercial is nothing short...This first Marky Maypo commercial is nothing short of genius. Hawkins comes up with so many appealing and incredibly creative head shapes. His poses and animation are sublime. One more bit of trivia related to Maypo: the kid in the first Log commercial on the original REN & STIMPY is a tribute to Marky Maypo. They copy many of the poses from this Marky Maypo commercial, and even the spot's set-up is a tribute, where the Log kid yells "No!" to the other toys.<BR/><BR/>The Pepsodent commercial was supposedly designed by Gene Hazelton. It's never been officially confirmed, but based on the style, it's pretty plausible. On the Cheerios ad, Vic Haboush co-designed that with Oreb. Vic had saved some of his layouts from that spot, and it's clear that he played a role in designing the bgs of that spot.<BR/><BR/>Anyway terrific post Ward! TV commercials are such a lost (and woefully underdocumented) aspect of animation history.Amidhttp://www.cartoonbrew.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1129968724427050732005-10-22T01:12:00.000-07:002005-10-22T01:12:00.000-07:00Great post. I don't know much about art or illsutr...Great post. <BR/><BR/>I don't know much about art or illsutration, but looking at these nicely stylized pictures makes me miss the days of pen-and-paper. A lot of the new cartoons are heavily stylized, too, but they don't seem to have the soul of older stuff.<BR/><BR/>NB: I bet the "yellow" teeth commercial worked so well in black-and-white because yellow would have to be dark gray. And if there's one thing worse than yellow teeth, it's off-black teeth!Pacze Mojhttp://criticalculture.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com